The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-10-27
GENERAL NEWS.
Ooings Throughout the World and
the Nation.

| the Nation.
Items Taken From the Latest Tele
graphic Reports on Subjects
of Interest.
Perkins, Dupee & Co., bankers of Bos
ton, have failed. ~.-..,-. .@-.-@-
The rumor that Mrs. Garfield intends
to marry is pronounced absurd.
Andrew Fleming, colored, was hung at
Tallulah, La. Friday, for the murder oI
Demp Benyon
The report Of terrific fight between
vigilantes and outlaws in Indian terri.
tory IS now denied.
Henry Akers. of Des Moines, Is., killed
two of the leading citizens of that place
last week and then killed himself
The lord mayor of London has called q
meeting to consider means for aiding the
unemployed thousands of that city.
The lumber firm of Road & Maxwell
of Washburn, Wis, has been attached by
creditors to the amount of 100000.
Beriben, the Cuban patriot, died fight.
ing in his saddle when attacked by gov:
ernment forces near Havana, recently.
The Walker coal pit at Newcastle, Eng.
is on fire. Twenty-one men have been
rescued alive. The total number dead is
six.
Hon. r. e. Nashburn, ex-mlnister to
France, died unexpectedly at Chicago
last Saturday from congestion of the
heart.
The statue of Abraham Lincoln wae
unveiled Saturday afternoon in Lincoln
Park, Chicago. IN the presence Of large
assemblage.
The wires in all the Baltimore / Ohio
telegraph Offices in Chicago we're discon'
nected last week, and transferred to the
Western Union Office.
The weekly bank statement for last
week shows a reserve increase OF $2,lO3,
600. The banks now hold $9,363,000 il
excess of the legal rule.
At the convention Of the socialistie
wing of the united labor party, in Chi
cago last Monday, Captain Black wal
nominated for superior court judge, ane
T. P. Calby for state attorney.
The undertakers of Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho ard Montana met at Portland
Oregon, on the 18th and formed an asso
citation for mutual improvement.
The convention of the American ship
ping and industrial league occurred il
Boston last week, and took measures
looking to the revival of American ship
ping.
Gen. Benz. F. Butler has been defin
itely retained as counsel in the Chicago
anarchist case, and will appear for tn
defendants before the United States su
preme court.
Mrs. Jules Arnou, daughter of Jeal
Girard, Youngest brother of Stephel
Girard, claims $75,O00,O00 is due her ant
five other heirs from Girard college. il
Philadelphia.
The severest snow and wind storm
ever known in the Black Hills set in las
Saturday and continued all night Eigh
inches of snow fell, and drifts seriousl'
impede travel.
The issue of standard silver dollar
from the n,ints during the week endet
October % was $983,0OO. The issu
of fractional silver coin since the Is
inst amounts to S751,O0O.
A collision on the Nashville, Chatta
nooga & St. Louis railway, between tw
freight trains, Friday morning, killed A
W. Wallace and an unknown man, he
sides injuring three others.
Colonel Bandinet, editor of news
paper in Indian territory, killed 3. q
, Stone, another editor, for writing a
abusive article. A general fight anon
the friends OF the two men is pre-
dicted.
The testimony developed at the ir
quest of the great loss of life attendin
the burning of the Opera Comique, /;
Paris, indicates almost incredible car.
lessness and want of system in the mar
agement.
Early Monday morning battery of 81
. boilers in the Lawrence iron works,
Canton, Ohio exploded, killing four me
and wo1lnding twelve other person
Portions of the boilers were blown halt
mile away.
During the past few days, perso,
sleeping in the open air at Carlsruh
y. Crefeld and elsewhere in Germany, ha'